On Oct. 30, a Cleveland federal jury rejected the first of the class actions claims, saying that the complaints were too dissimilar to warrant a collective suit. The suits targeted a defect in Whirlpool washing machines that allowed for the growth of “biofilm” on the inside of washers that were...

According to the case, up until March of 2012, Murphy’s Oil required prospective employees to sacrifice their right to class action as a condition to their employment. The NLRB determined that this clause of work was in fact a violation of the NLRA and ordered the company to cease the...

In their initial suit, drivers alleged that between 2000 and 2007, FedEx shifted the status of full-time employees to contractors in multiple states, illegally saddling them with costs, including those associated with operation.